Every week, we’ll spotlight a particular item we love at Black Sheep Farms.  It may be a fruit, vegetable, flower, animal, or something else.   If you have any suggestions, send it to us at farm@BlackSheepFarms.com.

Polish Chickens!

Okay, lots of people told me that once I got chickens, I’d love them.  And I don’t mean love the way they taste or love getting fresh eggs.  I mean, I do love those things, but I mean *love* them.  Like, giggle at their silly antics, or spend way to much time kneeling on the dirty coop floor trying to get them to eat from your hand, or feel bad for the little rooster when the big, bad rooster picks on him.  I thought those people were crazy.  But here I am, a year after being a chicken owner admitting that I do, love chickens.  And I think today I decided on a favorite.

On the farm, and in life, I guess, Brian and I are drawn to things more unusual.  So we’ve looked for chicken breeds that are not your ordinary birds.  Polish chickens are definitely unusual chickens.  With a ‘fro of feathers on top of their heads, they demand to be looked at.  And who can help but smile when you see them?  This year, I finally got a chance to buy some.  They’ve been sold out every other time I’ve tried.  I ordered 10, which turned out to be a mistake, since 9 of them died!  I don’t have any explanation for the deaths, but I was bummed.  So I’ve got this one little guy left and he makes me laugh every time I see him.  He is entering the awkward pre-teen stage right now.  And like many pre-teens, doesn’t much care to have his picture taken, so I apologize for the lousy photo.  I’ll take more as he grows so you can witness the feather ‘fro in its full glory.

p.s.  I say “he” but really I have no idea what sex he/she is.